Wine Region: Cognac - Grande Champagne - France
Grape: 100 % GRANDE CHAMPAGNE - PREMIER CRU DE COGNAC
Tasting notes:
Produced exclusively from the wine-making estate at the heart of Cognac’s Premier Cru, this VSOP benefits from the age-old traditional expertise of the Frapin family. Harvested, distilled over lees and aged on the domaine, it writes a new chapter of its history with a new decanter bringing elegance, refinement and roundness
Its orange colour bears witness to its time ageing in Limousin oak barrels. The bouquet is complex, fruity with orange and floral with dried flowers. Discreet notes of vanilla are revealed. This Frapin VSOP offers a wonderful aromatic intensity. Frapin VSOP is very harmonious. It is balanced with persistent flavours, including fruity orange notes. The finish is spicy with notes of cinnamon or pepper.
“The quintessential expression of the Frapin style. A cognac that can combine with anything at any time, as an aperitif, during a meal or after dinner.” Patrice Piveteau, Cellar Master
Expert Rating:
Cognac Master Asia - Master | World Cognac Awards - Gold Medal
How to Enjoy:
With the following meals we place the carafe of VSOP cognac in the freezer. The cold produces an alchemy in which the cognac thickens, its aromas are confined and the sweetness is sealed in. Once on the table, the carafe and the cognac warm up and the subtle aromas are gradually revealed, moment by moment.
Some examples :
– Fried liver with spicy bigarade, duck juice Nepal pepper
– Compression of duck foie gras with potatoes and artichoke, duck breast fillet
– Salmon tartare, herb salad
– Smoked sea bass, herring caviar cream
– Tomatoes Gazpacho with spiny lobsters, flavoured oil
About the winery:
Frapin is one of the oldest producers of Cognac in France. Indeed, not only is the family’s history closely intertwined with the history of Cognac, its predates it by several centuries.
The Frapin family first appeared in what would become the Cognac region in 1270. The family have been wine growers, and later distillers, for 21 generations. Their 750-acre estate, the Chateau de Fontpinot in Segonzac, set in the heart of Cognac’s Grand Champagne district, has 600 acres of ugni blanc vineyards. It is the only Cognac producer that is classified as a Chateau.
All of the grapes come from the estate in the Grand Champagne appellation. This district is considered the heart of Cognac, and is the source of its greatest Cognacs. Frapin distills its base wine on the lees, giving the resulting spirit a creamier, more substantial palate weight.
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